Europe - Mediterranean
Italy puts all major cities on highest alert as heatwave intensifies
Italy is placing all its 27 major cities under its highest heat alert on Thursday, as the country's fourth heatwave of the…
Italy to make full use of EU budget leeway for energy spending, FinMin says
Italy intends to make full use of budget leeway allowed by a European Union "escape clause" from the bloc's budget rules to…
Sicily issues red heat alerts for Palermo and Catania as wildfire risk rises
Sicily remained under intense heat and heightened wildfire risk on Tuesday as regional authorities issued a new civil protection alert covering the…
Malta joins 22 EU leaders opposing Spain’s Sánchez over migration policy
Twenty-two EU leaders — including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — on Saturday took aim at Spanish…
France, Spain and Greece battle wildfires as Europe swelters
France, Spain and Greece battled major wildfires on Thursday as soaring temperatures, parched vegetation and powerful winds extended a summer of deadly…
Mediterranean tourism powers ahead as Europe records resilient travel growth
Southern Mediterranean Europe remains one of the continent’s strongest-performing tourism regions, with international arrivals rising by 4% in the first quarter of…
France’s Far Right Seizes on Wildfires to Attack Macron Government
France’s far-right National Rally is using the country’s devastating wildfires to criticise President Emmanuel Macron’s government, arguing that it has failed in…
Italy braces for fourth heatwave as wildfires force hundreds to be evacuated by sea from Puglia
Firefighters in southern Italy are battling several major wildfires as rising temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds fuel blazes across the country,…
Off-duty police officer detains man who attacked three women with knives in Paris
A man armed with two kitchen knives injured three women in Paris on Monday before being overpowered by bystanders and detained by…
More Than 320,000 Evacuated as Wildfires Spread Across France and Spain
More than 320,000 people have been evacuated across France and Spain as severe wildfires continue to spread through southern Europe, with thousands…
Spain Declares National Emergency as Wildfires Force 10,000 Evacuations
Spain has declared its first-ever national emergency over wildfires after multiple blazes near Madrid and in the neighbouring province of Ávila forced…
Spain seeks to extend smoking ban to terraces, include vapes
Spain will ban smoking on outdoor bar and restaurant terraces while extending smoke-free areas and regulating vaping products in the same way…